Release RM50m to Chinese schools: cabinet

The cabinet today instructs the education ministry to release the pledged RM50 million allocation to Chinese primary schools as soon as possible.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (MySinchew) -- The cabinet today instructed the education ministry to release the RM50 million allocation to Chinese primary schools in the country as soon as possible.

The amount was pledged by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and has been approved by the Parliament.

MCA president cum transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this matter was brought up by MCA ministers during this morning's cabinet meeting and the cabinet agreed that the RM50 million allocation for Chinese primary schools must be released in full.

He said the education ministry should honor the government's pledge now that the amount had been released by the finance ministry to the education ministry.